Hide in Plain Sight was James Caan's first effort as a director and thank goodness he stopped after this one. There is a nice story here, and with someone more skilled it could have been exciting and insightful. In Caan's clumsy hands it is simply a story told, but you'll find it hard to stay interested because of the stark cuts and lack of continuity. Indeed, for a first time director, there is really nothing going on in an inventive manner.
Caan does double duty as the film's star, and he is perfectly adequate to the task, in a role he's play many times before and since. The rest of the cast is so one dimensional that it's really hard to care about the characters. That again has to be attributed to Caan, as many of these actors are top notch (Danny Aiello, Joe Grifasi, Ken McMillan, Josef Sommer).
It's too bad. This is a good story that deserved to be told in a more compelling manner.
Caan does double duty as the film's star, and he is perfectly adequate to the task, in a role he's play many times before and since. The rest of the cast is so one dimensional that it's really hard to care about the characters. That again has to be attributed to Caan, as many of these actors are top notch (Danny Aiello, Joe Grifasi, Ken McMillan, Josef Sommer).
It's too bad. This is a good story that deserved to be told in a more compelling manner.